SF Shakespeare Festival Announces Cast, Designers, & Schedule for PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE
The cast that brings this epic tale to life includes Ron Chapman as the title character, Pericles.by Alexa Criscitiello
This summer s 39th Free Shakespeare in the Park production features a four-episode production of Shakespeare s epic tale, Pericles, Prince of Tyre in a new verse translation by playwright Ellen McLaughlin.
The season begins with virtual live performances of Episodes 1, 2, and 3, using the Unified Virtual Space technique developed last summer by Technical Director Neal Ormond. Episode 4 marks the long-awaited return to in-person performances in the parks.
Episode 1: The sails are filled, the seas are met begins in Antioch where a young Prince Pericles has arrived to woo the daughter of King Antiochus.
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 to be a highlight of in-person offerings
Lily Janiak February 3, 2021Updated: February 3, 2021, 7:50 pm
Shotgun Players Artistic Director Patrick Dooley. Photo: Kimberly Dooley, Shotgun Players
As theaters across the country toggle between planning an in-person season for someday and plotting digital content for now, Shotgun Players is going both ways at once for its 30th season, announced Wednesday, Feb. 3.
A Bridge Series begins in April with the aim of moving gradually from digital to in-person content; a main stage season, highlighted by “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812,” follows “only when we can safely operate at full capacity,” according to a statement.